Narrow Street is a narrow road running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area of east London, England. It used to be much narrower, and is the oldest part of Limehouse, with many buildings originating from the eighteenth century.
Early Georgian terrace on Narrow Street, with The Grapes public house to the right
Looking the other way from the above picture, shows four of the high rise buildings of Canary Wharf, Sept. 2007.
Charles Napier Hemy: The Limehouse Barge-Builders (Narrow Street from the river)
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames. Its proximity to the river has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains through its riverside public houses and steps, such as The Grapes and Limehouse Stairs. It is part of the traditional county of Middlesex. It became part of the ceremonial County of London following the passing of the Local Government Act 1888, and then part of Greater London in 1965.
Limehouse Town Hall on Commercial Road, built in 1878 for the Limehouse District
John Boydell's view of the riverside at Limehouse in 1751 shows respectable houses and shipyards crowding onto the riverfront
Limehouse Reach seen from above Limehouse Marina, with Ropemakers' Fields in the foreground.
A statue of Clement Attlee, mayor of Stepney (1919) and MP for Limehouse stands outside the former Limehouse Library.
